Entrepreneurs and wealthy families often prefer the custody, administration and control of family assets to take place through vehicles arranged in zero-tax or low tax, secure and well managed 'offshore' jurisdictions. Jurisdictions such as Jersey, Guernsey, BVI, Cayman and the UK lead the way in terms of favoured environments from which to establish and operate family offices, or increasingly, multi-family offices where synergies can be secured from opening the doors of a family office to like minded third party families. The Channel Island jurisdictions, with flexible yet predictable legal infrastructure and world class professional services firms, are particularly attractive given the high service levels and significant degree of transactional activity frequently undertaken by family offices.
Ogier's experience in managing sizeable family offices dates back many years. We provide discreet services from Jersey, Guernsey, Cayman, BVI and Bahrain for families spread across the globe: administering and, in many cases, providing robust executive input and legal support in relation to multi-faceted assets. Ogier Fiduciary Services is happy to hold and administer business assets, financial investments, real estate, hotel operations as well as other assets (including art, aircraft and yachts). Our partnership approach to working with clients, sharing know-how or premises, provides a valued additional dimension to our client relationships.
